Princess Jane, Duchess of Canterberry

Princess Jane, Duchess of Canterberry KG, GCVO, CD, ADC (Alix Alexandrina Cambridge Jane; 3 June 1866 – 2 September 1945) is the youngest of four children and the third daughter of Princess Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dagmar, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland and Prince Edward Edinburgh, Duke of Hälsingland and Gästrikland. When she was born, due to her gender she was never-in-line for the Swedish throne; as of her death in 1945 which occurred by assassination, the Princess served as a symbol of Swedish pride. The Princess was a full-time working member of the Swedish royal family, supporting her older brother (the then-reigning King) in his duties, and after her marriage served as a full-time working member of the British royal family and supported her husband (the third son of the then-reigning King) in his official duties/engagements. Both of her two older siblings (Princess Alix and Prince Alfred) never married, Jane was the single exception as both of her older siblings had weak constitutions. In fact, she was the only one of her parents` children to survive to 1945—her only younger sister (Princess Maria) who later married to a Grand Duke of Russia surpassed her by living until 1980. She was Duchess of Canterberry as the spouse of Prince George III. She was the first and eldest one of Queen Louise`s grandchildren to marry a Prince—as both of her elder siblings had passed by the time that she married in 20 March 1879 to Prince George III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Her marriage wrought much controversy due to the young age of the Princess and Prince—their marriage spanned many years and with the death of her husband in 1 September 1939, her grief knew no bonds. Emulating the example of Queen Victoria, she wore mourning clothes for the rest of her life—Prince Francis who was reputed for having a bad reputation due to being a womanizer was blamed for the death of his father—his reputation worsened even further after he emulated the example of one of his British relations (Prince Edward VII) to marry a six-time American Divorcee and socialite, Lady Alice. This scandalized the British royal court—his siblings were notably temperamental when they received the news from a harried courtier and refused requests by some of his British relations to see him—his entire family cut off all connections to him, and saw to it that his Princely titles were stripped away, seeing him as a disgrace to the family. His only daughter, Hilda Moonbright, was raised in a fractured household and would often run to her grandparents` portraits in seek of comfort when her parents started feuding with each other—she was later adopted and raised under the loving supervision of Princess Lavenia (the youngest of Princess Jane`s daughters) and Prince Edward (the youngest of Princess Jane`s sons).